April 20th...Three Dark Days

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 165. This time we examine the years 1973 as serial killer Ed Kemper kills his mother then turns himself in, 1999 as the Columbine Massacre occurs, 2010 as the Deepwater Horizon disaster occurs and 1993 as Uranus passes Neptune .

Suicide Hotlines in The United States

Crisis Text Line

Text HOME to 741741

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

1-800-273-8255

Trans Lifeline

1-877-565-8860 (for the transgender community)

TrevorLifeline

1-866-488-7386 (for LGBTQ youth)

Veterans Crisis Line

1-800-273-8255, Press 1

 

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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

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Sources:

Edmund Kemper: A Killer With Severe Mommy Issues | Thought Catalog

Where is Serial Killer Ed Kemper Now?

https://serialkillershop.com/blogs/true-crime/ed-kemper

Ed Kemper: the serial killer who killed and decapitated his own mother

The Twisted Tale of "The Co-ed Killer" | Psychology Today

https://murderpedia.org/male.K/k/kemper-edmund-victims.htm

Remembering the Victims of the Columbine Massacre

https://www.history.com/topics/1990s/columbine-high-school-shootings

https://allthatsinteresting.com/columbine-high-school-shooting

Teen gunmen kill 13 at Columbine High School

Columbine High School shootings | History & Facts | Britannica

The Columbine Shooting Case Study

Deepwater Horizon victims

Deepwater Horizon Movie vs True Story of Mike Williams, Explosion

What Really Happened With The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Disaster

Bubble of methane triggered rig blast | 89.3 KPCC

Deepwater Horizon oil spill | Summary, Effects, Cause, Clean Up, & Facts | Britannica

https://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1993/april_20_1993_168166.html

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Photo: 

File:Kempermugshot.jpg - Wikimedia Commons